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OLE P. BORG, OF RIOHFIELD, UTAH TERRITORY.

' BUCKLE. o f Q SPECIFICATION forming part ef Letters resent Ne. 287,798, dated novemberV e, 1883.

` Application iiled August 9, 1863. (No model.)

To all whom t may con/cern.-

Be it known that I, OLE P. BORG, a citizenk of the United States, residing at Richeld, in the county of Sevier and Territory of Utah, have invented a new and useful Buckle, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to buckles designed especially for harness, and more Vparticularly' for the hame-tug; and it has for its object to avoid the use of the ordinary hame-tug by forming a continuous tug from thewhiiiietree to the haine, the tug being adjustable to suit the size of any horse, while` the bunches formed by bending the hame-tug and thetrace will be avoided.

To attain theseobjeets, the said invention consists in certain'details of construction and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is .a perspective view of'the hame-tug and trace combined, with my improved buckle applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the back band or strap. Fig. 4 is aV perspective view of the buckle detached.

Like letters refer to corresponding parts in all the figures. f

Referring to the drawings, A designates the trace, having the hame tug or loop B formed therewith, at the front end, so that there will be a continuous tug from thewhiiiietree to the( hames.

C is a buckle connected to the trace, and by means of which the hame-tug is adjustable to suit the size of any horse. Said buckle is formed of a base-plate, c, side walls, d, extend# ed, as at e,v and erected on the base-plate, and cross-bars a, connecting the upper ends of the side walls at the extensions e, the upper portion of the buckle being rectangular, as shown, and is slightly curved to conform tothe trace. A tongue or stud, D, projects upward from the plate c of the buckle, and in the upper portions ofthe sidewalls, d, are slotsf, through which is passed the backv strap or band, E, ilanges g being formed above the slots in the side walls and projecting over the back strap.

The operation of my invention is obvious.`

The' trace Vis passed through the buckle, and when the buckle has reached the required distance the tongue orstud Dis inserted through one'of the openings, h, in the trace, therebyV `holding the buckle to the trace. Ih'e `back strap, E, is then passed through one of the slots .Y

f, the tongue or stud D fitting through one of the openings, i, of the back strap, the other end of the latter passing outward through the other slot j'. The end of the haine-tug B finally passes through the buckle, beneath the bars a, one ofthe openings, m, in the end of the tug Y vthe hame-tug in the manner shown in the drawings. By means of this buckle the hametug is adjustable in length, and can be transferred td other and smaller haines, as desired.

I am aware that it isnottnew toform slots in the sides of the buckle, the back strap be-V ing passed through 'said slots. I am also aware that it is not new to form abuckle with a bottom plate having an upwardly-project ing stud, side bars connected to the bottom plate, and cross-bars connecting the side bars. I therefore do not claim either of the said constructions, since they do not attain the objects of my invention; but I am not aware that a buckle has been formed of a bottom plate having an upwardly-projecting tongue or stud, side walls erected ou said bottom plate and formed with extensions at the upper ends, cross-bars connecting the extensions, the side walls being formed with' slots and iianges, the flanges projecting over the slots in the manner shown in the drawings. I therefore lay my claim to the last-recited construction, as by its'use the buckle is simplified in arrange ment, is readily applied, and forms a very neat buckle when used to attach Ileather together. K j

Having described my invention, what I claim 1s The herein-described buckle, comprising the IOO bottom plztte7 c, formed with an upwardly- In testimony that I claim tho foregoing as Io proj eeting tongue or stud, side Walls erected my own I have hereto axed my signature in on said bottom plate, and curved upward topresence of two Witnesses. Ward their upper ends to form extensions e, 1

5 cross-bars connecting the extensions, said side OLE I. BOR-G.

walls being formed with slots f and anges g, which project over the slots7 the above parts "Witnesses:

being arranged as shown, for the purpose set NUTI M. PETERSON, forth. ANDREW IoULsoN.

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